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Big Big Train © Anne-Marie Forker |
 Big Big Train |
| origin | England, Italy, USA, Sweden, Norway |
| line-up | expected at GAR 2025 Alberto Bravin – vocals, keyboard Gregory Spawton – bass guitar Nick D'Virgilio – drums, vocals Rikard Sjöblom – guitar, keyboard, vocals Clare Lindley – violin, keyboard Oskar Holldorff – keyboards + Paul Mitchell – trumpet |
| sinopsis | Over the last three years, following the recruitment of lead vocalist Alberto Bravin, Big Big Train have played almost 50 shows in the UK, Germany, The Netherlands, Belgium, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Switzerland, Italy and the USA. In March 2024 they also co-headlined the prestigious "Cruise To The Edge" and will be doing so again in April 2025, as well as undertaking a further North American tour and make their debut in Portugal at the Gouveia Art Rock festival. Big Big Train continue to promote their acclaimed recent studio and live albums, "The Likes Of Us" and "A Flare On The Lens", their first releases on the renowned InsideOut/Sony label, as well as playing some back catalogue classic material. Alongside Bravin and founder member Gregory Spawton, the multinational band features an impressive list of musicians namely Nick D’Virgilio, Rikard Sjöblom, Clare Lindley and Oskar Holldorff, whose combined experience includes playing with bands such as Genesis, Steve Hackett, PFM, Tears For Fears, Mr Big, Spock’s Beard, Beardfish, Stackridge and Dim Gray among others. |
| discography |
From The River To The Sea (1991) The Infant Hercules (1993) Goodbye To The Age Of Steam (1994) English Boy Wonders (1997) Bard (2002) Gathering Speed (2004) The Difference Machine (2007) The Underfall Yard (2009) English Electric Part One (2012) English Electric Part Two (2013) Folklore (2016) A Stone's Throw From The Line (2016) From Stone And Steel (2016) Grimspound (2017) The Second Brightest Star (2017) Merchants Of Light (2018) Grand Tour (2019) Empire (2020) Common Ground (2021) Welcome To The Planet (2021) Summer Shall Not Fade - Live At Loreley (2021) Ingenious Devices (2022) The Likes Of Us (2024) A Flare On The Lens - Live In London (2024) |
| links |
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